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Worcestershire Royals thrashed Yorkshire Vikings in the Royal London One-Day Cup at Headingley yesterday.

Batting first on winning the toss, Yorkshire were bowled out for a listless 170 and Worcestershire charged to their target for the loss of three wickets with 24.3 overs remaining after openers Joe Leach (63 from 35 balls) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (42) had blasted 107 together off a mere 12.4 overs.

It was a doubly satisfying result for Royals’ Bradford-born director of cricket, Steve Rhodes, whose 23-year-old son, George, made his first team debut for the county and pegged Yorkshire back with ten overs of well-controlled off-spin that brought him two wickets.

Man-of-the-match Leach said: “It was nice to come here after a disappointing show on Sunday and to get our Royal London campaign running.

“Jack and myself managed to get them in an early stranglehold. We put a foot on their throat and never let it off. Spin was difficult to play and George Rhodes was outstanding on his debut. For a lad to come in with the game on TV he played very well indeed.

“I got a late nod to open the batting and I think it was felt that it was best to score quickly and put a dent in the chase. I was able to give it a tonk – there wasn’t much culture!

“We are desperate to get to the quarter-finals and on to the final. Gloucestershire won it last year and there is no reason why we cannot.”